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- For the theatrical training technique, see Cold reading (theatrical).
Cold reading is a technique used by salespeople, interrogators, hypnotists, psychics, psychologists, graphologists, palmists, astrologers, con men and others to convince another person that they know more about them than they actually do.
Even without prior knowledge of a given person, a cold reader could still quickly obtain a great deal of his subject by carefully analysing his or her clothing or fashion, hairstyle, gender, religion, race or ethnicity, education level, manner of speech, and place of origin. This is called profiling.
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Watching Movies in Minutes on you tube, reading tweets of other people... And getting bored. I've got a cold ;(
StayBetween (Ola Eller) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:27:57 -0000
Watching Movies in Minutes on you tube, reading tweets of other people... And getting bored. I've got a cold ;(
still extremely tired, cold& mad im awake -__- no happy tweets, sorry steph! (forgot your name here but i know youre reading lol =P)
YoAdriBaby (Adrienne) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:16:48 -0000
still extremely tired, cold& mad im awake -__- no happy tweets, sorry steph! (forgot your name here but i know youre reading lol =P)
Well I'm up and it's cold o clock. Slightly warmed by memories of halloween http://bit.ly/3SNbOg but otherwise just cold. And now? reading.
M4ndible (Robert Knowles) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:07:58 -0000
Well I'm up and it's cold o clock. Slightly warmed by memories of halloween http://bit.ly/3SNbOg but otherwise just cold. And now? reading.
Woolf-ing up for a walk across the cold sunny Downs to practise for Reading Weekend.
NomDeGuerre (NomDeGuerre) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:00:59 -0000
Woolf-ing up for a walk across the cold sunny Downs to practise for Reading Weekend.
@InnyM Reading about blindness, thinking about the new work I started and contemplating going out cos it's cold but amazingly sunny up here.
MinxMarple (Minx Marple) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:50:40 -0000
@InnyM Reading about blindness, thinking about the new work I started and contemplating going out cos it's cold but amazingly sunny up here.
It is COLD in Reading today.
devronius (Devon Gillespie) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:39:43 -0000
It is COLD in Reading today.
Cold Reading - The Australian Skeptic's 13 point how-to guide to cold reading.
Cold Reading: The Tricks of the Psychics - Article by William Goldberg on tricks used by cult leaders and psychics to prove alleged supernatural abilities.
Insolitology: So, You Wanna Be a Psychic? - Description of cold reading techniques, with several illustrations from readings by TV psychic John Edwards.
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JREF: The Art of Cold Reading - Article by James Randi about cold reading.
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Skeptic's Dictionary: Cold Reading - Encyclopedia-type article on cold reading techniques.
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